ShinyHuntShiny odds by game
Base odds, Shiny Charm odds and the best boosted rate for every main-series game.
Use this table to see what a hunt can realistically look like in each game. "Best boosted rate" is the highest rate the game offers through its own mechanics, with every listed bonus stacked. Odds are approximate and shown the way most sources quote them.
Notes on the table
- Gen 2 to Gen 5 games have no Shiny Charm except Black 2 and White 2.
- In Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl the Shiny Charm only helps when breeding. It does nothing for wild encounters or the Poké Radar.
- Legends: Arceus and Legends: Z-A give the Shiny Charm three extra rolls instead of the usual two.
- Ultra Wormhole and Dynamax Adventure rates come from special systems, not from extra rolls, so they are written as percentages or flat odds.
- "Sustained" means a rate you can keep hitting encounter after encounter. In Omega Ruby and Alpha Sapphire, the 50th and 100th Pokémon of a DexNav chain get a one-off boost that can beat it for that single encounter.
- Brilliant Diamond and Shining Pearl breeding has a bug: Charm-only eggs (no Masuda Method) are about 1 in 2,048. Masuda + Charm is still 1 in 512.
- Gold / Silver / Crystal: 1 in 8,192: No Shiny Charm: 1 in 64 (breeding with a shiny parent)
- Ruby / Sapphire / Emerald / FireRed / LeafGreen: 1 in 8,192: No Shiny Charm: No boosts
- Diamond / Pearl / Platinum: 1 in 8,192: No Shiny Charm: About 1 in 86 per Radar use (Poké Radar, chain 40+)
- HeartGold / SoulSilver: 1 in 8,192: No Shiny Charm: About 1 in 1,638 (Masuda Method)
- Black / White: 1 in 8,192: No Shiny Charm: About 1 in 1,366 (Masuda Method)
- Black 2 / White 2: 1 in 8,192: About 1 in 2,731: About 1 in 1,024 (Masuda + Charm)
- X / Y: 1 in 4,096: About 1 in 1,365: About 1 in 96 sustained (chain fishing 20+ with Charm)
- Omega Ruby / Alpha Sapphire: 1 in 4,096: About 1 in 1,365: About 1 in 96 sustained (chain fishing 20+ with Charm)
- Sun / Moon: 1 in 4,096: About 1 in 1,365: About 1 in 273 (SOS chain 31+ with Charm)
- Ultra Sun / Ultra Moon: 1 in 4,096: About 1 in 1,365: Up to 36% (Ultra Wormhole, best case)
- Let's Go, Pikachu! / Eevee!: 1 in 4,096: About 1 in 1,365: About 1 in 273 (combo 31+, Lure, Charm)
- Sword / Shield: 1 in 4,096: About 1 in 1,365: 1 in 100 (Dynamax Adventure with Charm)
- Brilliant Diamond / Shining Pearl: 1 in 4,096: Breeding only (about 1 in 2,048 without Masuda, due to a bug): About 1 in 99 per patch (Poké Radar, chain 40+)
- Legends: Arceus: 1 in 4,096: About 1 in 1,024: About 1 in 128 (mass outbreak, Perfect research, Charm)
- Scarlet / Violet: 1 in 4,096: About 1 in 1,365: About 1 in 512 (outbreak 60+, Sparkling Power 3, Charm)
- Legends: Z-A: 1 in 4,096: About 1 in 1,024: See the Sparkling Power article
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